Machine for rolling and cutting candy.



PATENTED MAR. 22, 1904.

E. W. BARRATT. MAUHINEPOR ROLLING AND GUTTING CANDY.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 16, 1903.

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improvements in Machines for Rolling and sunies the proper consistency. when it is placed siderably 1 reduced.

=.co'ni'cal plastic mass is placed within a' con restrup'on a bench and receive an oscillatory Great. Britain, residing at 1'. Tower Terrace.

. EDWARD wILLIAM BARRATT,

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125 all u hmn fining concerto: l Be it known that I Enw RiflYILL aM Bs'n- RA'I'I, manufacturer, a su'luect of the lung of 'ood' (lree-n'. inthe countyof iIl(l(.ll0Sj8X,-lhlgland, have invented certainnew andiuseful Cutting Candy. of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates to a machine for performing the operations. known in the manufacture of sweet-meats as rolling and cutting candyz Heretofore it has been usual in carrying out these operations to proceed as follows: The sugar and other ingredients'composing the candy are boiled until the mass as upon stone or metal slabs or benches. 'hen sufiiciently cooled,- the mass is formed by roll-' ing into a conical shape and maintained by an attendantin that shape by continuous rolling. Another attendant during this operation pulls the thin end of the conical mass into-cylindrical or approximately cylindrical lengths of the required thicknes while a third attend-- ant keeps the said lengths rolling. so as to 'lhersaid lengths, are. then cut int-o shorter lengths or sticks of the desired dimcnsions; i

- It is the chief object of my invention to effeet the aforesaid operations of rolling and cutting mechanically, so that the amount of manual labor required therefor can be con- According to my invention the aforesaid ic'allyrshaped receptacle, which is adapted to motion from suitable gearing in any apprtr prlate manner. The'connection of the said "receptacle xto tlie gearing from which it re- 3 ceives its oscillatory motion is ofsueh' a-nzxi turetha'tthe'receptacle is capable of beingii turned shout-fits axis by hand at intervals? when desired. The plastic mass is led from said receptacle to means which are adapted to i 5'0 gradually reduce the diameter of 'the said mass and at same time to withdraw or v pull; it from the receptacle 'in/a, continuous length.

'truecylindricalform. When the said sticks arrive at the end'of the rolling means, they are acted upon by knives or cutters suitably 1 1 ur ranged to mouse them or cut them Into pieces which g F gure 1 IS a SldB' elevation. and Fig. 2 a

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.flhe plastic mass thus pulled is cut into'sticks, which are then passed to means for reducing thefsticks in diameter and keeping them in a plan. of the apparatus or machine. 'Fig. 3' is a vertical section taken approximately on a "the line 1 1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 isadetail viewshowing a modification of the means employed for drawing or pulling th-eficandy from the oscillatory receptacle.

A is t-hehench or table, and B the receptacle resting thereon. (I C represent the means for pulling the candy. D I) representthe rolling means. andE E the knives or cutters.

The said receptacle receives its oscillatory motior. from a shaft 1, which is connected with ath end pieceor base 7; of-tlie-receptacle by a universal joint b. This joint permits the receptacle to be turned about its axis byhand at'intervals when desired,as aforesaid. I) b" are resilient mernherswhich project from said end piece b and converge toward their outer or free ends. They impart to the said recep- I tacle a'conical form and by their resilience permit-the plastic mass of candy to be introduced into said receptacle when the latter is to be charged. Theyalso operate to retain the main hotly of the plastic candy within the receptacle while being drawn or pulled into a continuous length by the action of the. pull ing means-C. .In order to prevent the said resilient fingers from opening during the-pull: ing of the plastic mass from thereceptacle, they are embraced by asliding ring 1/". The said pulling means comprise in the example of machine illustrated series j of grooved wheels geared togther by toothed wheels 0 c, the one nearest the receptacle B being the series operating conjointly to effect the "pullare thus caused to revolve-in the opposite directton to that ofthe lower series, the two ing" of the mass. which is necessary in order to withdraw the same from the receptacle 3 in acontinuous length. as aforesaid.

tent to which these grooved wheels reduce the diameter of the plastic candy passing between them is in theiexamplc. of the machine illu tratedexecedingly'suiall. as the surface spa-ed of the grooyed wheels is approximately the V 1 may. however. if --desired, so arrange. the series of gi-mivtd wheels that one pair willharen greatcrsnrt'acc speed than another, thespecd increa ing ttr ward the eyitcnd ofthe series. in which ("as-e same throughou t'thescrit-s.

the length of the plastic candy would hes'nhjectcd to a succession of d mining or pull i right) erations instead of only one drawingor pulling operation, as is the case when all'the grotwed wheels revolve at the same surface speed- I The ex- "driver. The upper Series of grooved ivhe-e ls the said hands. This block a 'has a lip or vguide e', which actsto'direct the sticks of candy onto the upper eilges'of the'bladey and the pressure ofthe'upper hand on said-'- sticks is suiiicient to; cause incisions to be' made mthem by the knives, so that said sticks may he readily-broken into lengths on leav-"a i in the knives hy the/chute 'or inclined board and hecoming hard by cooling.- In order to assist thestteksof candy to reach thehauds l) atright" angles thereto, 1 may employ an lflt'llht. l)',down which the said convey r --hand (7', and this incline may he. lunged sons to peruutt-i-f its home udjusttal to suit sticks of dill'erent.diametersthat is to to pass through said space. i

prefer to cover or coat the peripheries or grooved portions of these wheels with 'india rubher or other soft resilient material to enable them to obtain a satisfactory and resilient grip uponthe plastic candy and perform their pulling function to the bestadvantage. I may in some cases use hands 1- of indie-rubb r or other suitable fl exihle material in conjunc tion with the grooved wheels. as shown in ing action on the plastic" candy.

I donot confinemyself to the parti -nlarar rangement of the grooved wheels shown in Fig. 4. for perfo'rmingan'adyantageous pull the drawingsas they may he arranged in any l wer and may be extended seas to t the conveyerC'.

In the drawings; Fig. 3. l have shown this incline I) hinged to a har (I and providedfont its under side with a-pawl (1'. adapted to engage with'ratchct-tecth 11. By raising said, pawl the incline- I) can he shifted into that desired angular position. inwhich it will be with the said ratchet-teeth.

Then the series of grooved wheels C are provided with the hands 8. as aforesaid; the

screens Although i have shown both the hands D armnged at a lower level than the conreycrand C. it will he obvious that I may so arrange the said hands I) that only the lower one rx-cupies that position. I,

desired length of candy ha pas ed onto the l conveyer C', it is severed hy the workman from the continuous length of candy coming from the series of grooved wheels and i lat r ally ejected from the conveyer hy the hand of the workman or otherwise and falls upon the rolling means I). The said roliim. means comprise in the machine illustrated twohands. the lower one of which projects at the inlet end heyond the upper hand and lies beneath the aforesaid conveyefl so that as the stick of candy is discharged from the latter it faiis upon the lower hand. and is therehy (arrival to the nip of the two hands. At the exit end of the said hands the upper hand project beyond the lower one, so as to lie immediately above the knives B. These knives are pzefcru dy The aforesaid apparatuf or machine is suitahlc for the production of rock-or stick candy and also for the production of cream and lozenge or other paste-rock -ticks.

the stick thatis sticks can roll after their ejection'from the held hy the reengagen-ient ofthe said pawl What I claim. and desire to secure hy Lettt-rs Patent of the United States. is-

l. A candy rolling and cutting machine consi ting in the combination of a receptacle for the plastic candy, means for drawing or pulling' the candy from said receptacle. means for rolling severed lengthsof said drawn or pulled candy into cylindrical sticks. and means for incising or cutting, said ticks.

2. A candy rolling and cutting machine co r sisting in the comhination of a receptacle fol the pla tic candy. means for drawing or pullin the form of serrated blades or sarcr which are fixed longitudinally with respect to the hands in a hlock P, and thus lie at right ansisting in thecomhiiuition ofa receptacle for the plastic candy. means for drawin, or pull in; the candy f rom said receptacle, means for ,Qles to the sticks of candy as they come from rolling severed lengths of said drawn or pulled an incline for onducting the mid severcdi'my hand, i'n-presr-ncuof two suhsr-rib-ing vib lengths from the aforesaid band com" Lver t0 the nip flf the endless bands, means or adjusting the position of said incline wifJx respet to t\ !ic endless bands, and meansfor incising onputting said Sticks substantially as :idjaccnt to ihe endlea= bands,

l vtistirrio'nywhreof I have hereunto s ot.

nesses, this 1st day of October, 190:

' EDWARD WILLIAM BARKATT. 

